Houston, Samuel, Jr. Papers, 1862, 1886

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Houston, Samuel, 1843-1894

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Houston, Samuel H.

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Samuel Houston, Jr. (1843-1894) was the eldest of eight children of Sam and Margaret Moffette (Lea) Houston. Born at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, he attended Bastrop Military Institute (later the Texas Military Institute, Austin) but joined the Confederate Army in 1861 before he could finish. He fought at the Battle of Shiloh (1862). After his capture during the battle, he was incarcerated for several months at Camp Douglas. Upon the end of the Civil War, Houston stu...

Houston, Temple Lea, 1860-1905

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Born to Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston in Austin, Texas, Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905) embarked on his first cattle drive at the age of thirteen. After working as a night clerk on a riverboat, he became a page for Senator James Winwright Flanagan in the U. S. Senate. In 1877, Houston enrolled in the Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Texas A & M University), later graduating from Baylor University with a degree in law and philosophy. In 1881, Houston established ...

Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941

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Houston, Lucy Anderson

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